Apr 15, 2015 saltine toffee candy an easy toffee candy recipe made with saltine crackers as the base, topped with chocolate and chopped pecans. Continue to cook until the mixture reaches 300 degrees f, or the hard crack stage a drop of boiling syrup immersed in cold water crackles. Sprinkle the chopped dark chocolate evenly over the toffee. This christmas crack is made with saltine toffee and topped with white chocolate and festive sprinkles. Pour half a bag of semi sweet chocolate chips over topwait 2more minutes. The best chewy chocolate chip cookies recipe by tasty baking recipes. This recipe takes 12 minutes in my moms oven and 20 in ours. Break the cooled toffee apart and serve on a large single platter or on individual dessert plates. Dont use aluminum foil or the toffee will stick to it.
Spread the melted chocolate evenly over the surface and sprinkle with pecans. I just listenedover the years i have heard a lot of different recipe ideas but this almost made me laugh. This holiday season, you will love this easy recipe for homemade keto english toffee. Let stand until nearly set and then chill until firm, at least 2 hours. Toffee has to be cooked to 300 degrees or to the hard crack, or 12 minutes boil to where it is truly brownish. Toffee crack, christmas crack, and old fashioned english toffee candy whatever you call it, its a classic christmas. Saltine cracker toffee is delicious and so easy to make. Originally published september 21, 2011, updated with. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Bring to boil over mediummediumhigh heat and boil for 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Normally toffee making requires a candy thermometer, precision timing and a lot o. This better than anything toffee is easy to make and makes the perfect. How to make toffee easy cracker toffee with video julie. Dec 07, 2015 in a medium saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar together over mediumhigh heat.
When they start melting, spread the chocolate into an even layer across the toffee. Put butter, sugar, and water in a heavy pan or skillet over mediumhigh heat. And while you are making holiday dessert lists, no holiday would be complete with this easy no bake egg nog cheesecake or these amazing easy. The mixture is heated to between 140c and 154c soft crack stage and hard crack stage, then allowed to cool and set. Christmas crack graham cracker toffee bars tastes better from scratch people go crazy for this christmas crack recipe. This easy christmas dessert recipe is so addicting. Once the toffee is cold remove it from the tin and break with a toffee hammer or solid sharp object and the toffee will crack into pieces. Sprinkle the chocolate over the top, and let it set. Crack d toffee produces awardwinning artisanal smallbatch toffees in the foothills of california. And the best part is that its easy to make no candy thermometers, special equipment, or tempering of chocolate required.
The easiest homemade toffee recipe i heart naptime. Make them easily at home with just a few ingredients. The top is topped with chocolate for the ultimate indulgence. Once the toffee has set, you can go ahead and break it up into chunks. Place crackers in a single layer in a foillined 15x10x1in. Immediately pour over saltines and spread t cover crackers completely. Bake for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the toffee topping is bubbly.
These shortbread bars are really easy and have a great toffee taste. Bake at 400 degrees f 205 degrees c for 5 to 6 minutes. At this stage, the sugar concentration of the syrup is 95 percent, which determines how pliable or brittle the candy will be. Apr 04, 2009 immediately pour toffee onto ungreased large cookie sheet. Graham cracker toffee bars only 5 ingredients to make the tastiest, easiest to.
Sour cream toffee fudge cake recipe emeril lagasse. Why did my toffee turn out chewy instead of brittle. Return to the refrigerator to finish cooling and harden completely. Smooth them over the toffee and top with chopped pecans.
The filling stays soft like a caramel for the first few hours but hardens like a toffee overnight. Halloween crack is a tasty combination of salty and sweet. Its an oldie but goodie from nestle that im asked to make for the holidays year after year. Pour into oiled or buttered tin and either allow to set as a slab or mark in squares as toffee. Bake to 15 minutes or until bubbly and brown in color. This quick and easy recipe is a classic that never gets old. Add brown sugar once butter is completely melted and stir to combine. Julie it appeared to be okay while cooking it, though when i went to spread it on the cookie sheet to cool, it did not spread out smoothly it was difficult to spread. Allow the candy toffee to cool completely at room temperature do not refrigerate. In a sauce pan melt the butter over lowmedium heat.
A seriously addicting treat thats super easy to make. Use the parchment to lift the set toffee out of the tin and cut into squares or fingers. Transform saltine crackers into crunchy toffee by topping with homemade caramel, terrific toffee bars. Larger amounts of butter or cream can make chewier, softer toffees that are. He opened his eyes stared straight at me with the most serious look i have ever seen on an 8 year old and said with a monotone voice i think that is the. Cool for 5 to 10 minutes, until the candy begins to set. Christmas crack is a saltine cracker covered in a brown sugar butter sauce and baked until it turns into caramel.
Dec 05, 2016 place crackers side by side on lined pan. Super soft toffee bars recipe the best of life magazine. Use a knife or an angled spatula to spread the chocolate evenly over the toffee as it begins to melt. Remove the pan from the oven and immediately sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over the top of the graham. It certainly wasnt fudge, and must be able to be made without milk, however i do believe that more butter is crucial, however it wasnt making it how i had hoped in my last batch. This will take from 35 minutes to just over an hour. A simple concordance of butter, sugar, walnuts and chocolate yields a rich, an easy recipe for almond toffee, topped with chocolate. Remove from oven and sprinkle chocolate chips over the top.
Stir the vanilla extract into the thickened butter mixture, then pour over the saltines in the baking dish. I make it every year for holiday parties and its always a hit. Oct 24, 2019 fill the bottom of the cookie sheet with crackers. This is called a double boiler, as the hot water surrounding the pot melts the chocolate. We have our own very easy and equally delicious recipe for cracker toffee toono bake as well. Cook and stir over medium heat until a candy thermometer reaches 290 softcrack stage. Pour the toffee mixture on the prepared parchmentcovered baking sheet. Bonfire night treacle toffee recipe the spruce eats. Its such an easy toffee candy recipe and is perfect for beginners.
Saltine toffee recipe aka christmas crack eating on a dime. Learn how to make toffee with easy step by step instructions and video. Easy graham cracker toffee simple to make, buttery. The soft crack stage is used for saltwater taffy, nougat, toffee, and butterscotch. Heat up 12 inches of water in a larger pan, then place the chocolate pot in the water pan to warm the chocolate indirectly. Both recipes have a crispy, flaky cracker layer topped with buttery toffee, melted chocolate, nuts, and sea salt. Softcrack stage in sugar syrup cooking the spruce eats. The extra water will make it easier for the sugar to heat evenly and. For as much as i love desserts, candymaking is one thing that i havent delved into much yet. To store, place toffee into an airtight container and keep at room temperature for up to 5 days. Sprinkle on chocolate chips and allow to sit for about 5 minutes to soften.
Sugar might has been the greatest discovery aside fire and fermentation. As soon as the toffee reaches the proper temperature, pour it out onto the prepared baking sheet. Return to the oven until the chips begin to melt and lose their shape, about 1 minute. Spread the softened chocolate evenly over the top of the crackers and caramel. This saltine cracker toffee recipe drizzled with chocolate, candy eyes and halloween candy will be gobbled down by your family and halloween party guests in no time. In a medium saucepan melt butter and brown sugar together, bring to a boil for 4 minutes. Graham cracker toffee bars only 5 ingredients to make the tastiest, easiest toffee bars. I cant wait for christmas crack so were making halloween crack around here. Easy christmas crack recipe saltine toffee averie cooks.
Cool the toffee in the fridge until the chocolate has set. To test for the hard crack stage drop about 12 teaspoon of the mixture into a cup of cold water, if it is hard then it is done, if still soft and chewy cook for a little longer and test again. Softcrack stage refers to a specific temperature range when cooking sugar syrups. Sprinkle the remaining 2 cups chocolate chips over the toffee. Line the bottom of a cookie sheet with crackers, boil together brown sugar and butter until it becomes caramelcolored, spreading over the crackers.
If necessary, quickly spread mixture to 14inch thickness. As soon as the toffee reaches the proper temperature, pour it out. Seafoam candy honeycomb sponge toffee recipe baker recipes. In a heavy saucepan, combine the sugar, water and remaining butter. Pour the toffee into a well greased 18cm square tin. These lovely little layered treats boast a buttery bottom and soft toffee top with a. Easy cracker toffee only takes about 15 minutes total and is so simple no candy thermometer required. The saltine cracker melts into the caramel making it a salty and sweet treat. It gets baked, then topped with semisweet chocolate chips until they get melty. Saltine cracker toffee the girl who ate everything. Just as the name implies, its absolutely addicting. Using a very clean and completely dry spatula, spread your chocolate chips over your crackers. I make toffee every single year during the holidays.
The toffee will slow underneath and between the crackers, and create a pretty uniform sheet. A christmas shopping tale salted chocolate pretzel toffee, aka crack bark cookie. After it cooled, i discovered it was a crumbly mess. Christmas crack saltine cracker toffee video youtube. A simple recipe that you could easily remember and whip up any time. Bring to a boil and continue boiling for 3 minutes. If you still have trouble finding discovery easy soft after simplifying your search term then we recommend using our sponsored.
For me, a true christmas crack is easy and is made of saltines. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. It is used for saltwater taffy, nougat, toffee, and butterscotch. Rated 5 out of 5 by msenn2692 from best crack ever. Leave the toffee for at least 2hrs to set overnight is ideal. How to make saltine toffee aka christmas crack chef dennis.
Put 8 ounces of white chocolate chips and 2 ounces of finely ground coffee in a small saucepot. A perfect sweet lemon snack recipe for spring or summer. Saltine toffee easter treats saltine cracker toffee. Easy to make and much better than anything made with soda crackers. In a large saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Chocolate toffee crack the best dessert idea for a party. Immediately remove from heat and pour bubbly mixture over crackers covering the crackers completely. Cracker toffee aka saltine toffee is a classic christmas candy that you cant keep your hands off of.
Once out of the oven, sprinkle the saltine cracker toffee with chocolate chips and wait for 3 to 5 minutes, letting them soften and melt a bit, and then spread and smooth. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top of cracker mixture. The color of the toffee was much lighter and robust color probably why it was compared to peanut brittle. Nov 16, 2019 learn how to make toffee with easy step by step instructions and video. Pour boiled toffee buttersugar evenly over the crackers. Homemade brownies are so incredibly worth the few, very easy, extra steps to. Saltine cracker toffee butter with a side of bread. Dec 20, 2011 i told him cracker toffee want to try some he held a small piece with his hand and with a scrunched up nose and eyes tightly shut he hesitantly opened his mouth and took a bite. How to make saltine toffee last week at work there was a discussion among my staff about making toffee out of saltines. Perfect to give as a holiday food gift and so easy and quick to make. Jan 23, 2015 christmas candy christmas crack recipes saltine toffee candy yum. Toffee is made from sugar mixed with milk, butter or cream plus an ingredient such as lemon juice or golden syrup to stop it crystallising.
This saltine cracker toffee recipe is made with just 3 simple ingredients in 15 minutes. Carefully pour the toffee on the baking sheet over the nuts and chocolate. Dec 06, 2010 how to make saltine toffeelast week at work there was a discussion among my staff about making toffee out of saltines. If need be, nudge it a bit to cover the surface of all the crackers. In a medium saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar and cook until mixture reaches 235 degrees f 112 degrees c or a small amount of mixture dropped into cold water forms a small ball that flattens when placed on a. While the toffee is still hot, sprinkle the chocolate chips on top. Buttery walnut toffee candy keto, low carb, thm s joy. Made with 5 ingredients, its sweet, addictive and secretly low carb and sugar free. Our confections are measured, mixed, cooked, crack d and packed by hand for your enjoyment. Remove from the oven and sprinkle chocolate morsels evenly over the top. Because saltine cracker toffee is so easy to make, so easy to customize, and so delicious, i cant help but experiment with different flavors and versions, and then when i come up with. This christmas crack is made with saltine toffee and topped with white chocolate and. Go a little slowlyitll spread out nicely on its own.
This toffee is a little softer than brittle, you cook it up to the soft crack stage on your candy thermometer a candy thermometer is a must for this recipe. A christmas shopping tale with images pretzel toffee, salted. Line a jelly roll pan with aluminum foil, spray with nonstick spray and arrange your crackers together. A really easy crispy butter toffee recipe delishably. Saltine toffee easy to prepare using pantry staples, this recipe is always a hit, writes jo ann.
Allow to cool for a few minutes then mark into squares with an oiled knife. We always make a batch of this homemade toffee during the holidays. Jamerrill stewart, large family table 37,859 views. Apr 15, 2010 continue boiling until the temperature, as measured by a confectioners thermometer reaches 2c the soft crack stage. The molten sugar syrup is extremely hot and does not wash off easily, so a. The basic toffee recipe involves heating the mixture to either the soft crack stage a temperature of 2143c270290f or hard crack stage a temperature of 149154c300310f. Chocolate toffee crack also known as christmas crack, this recipe lives up to its name.
If your toffee is stuck in the tin, turn the tin over, and place it on a firm surface like a chopping board and tap sharply on the underneath of the tin a few times, the toffee. Sprinkle with preferred toppings of nuts, pretzels, candies, or sea salt, if using. In a large saucepan, bring butter and sugar to a boil. Saltine toffee crispy, buttery, toffee with pecans and chocolate.
For example, if heated to the soft crack stage the temperature range just. Lias butter toffee delicious toffee made by my friend, chef lia. A quick and easy saltine cracker toffee recipe made with just a few ingredients in minutes. Im not sure if it qualifies as a cookie, a candy, or maybe a bar, but youll get that same scrumptious, can i have 10 of these please taste that you get from traditional toffee with half the work. Line baking sheet with saltine crackers, edges touching. Use a knife or an angled spatula to spread the chocolate evenly over the toffee. Arrange in a single flat layer to prevent the toffee from pooling around the center. Mar 06, 2016 while this recipe for toffee bars is easy and fast, the key to making them super soft is to monitor the crust for your oven and baking dish. Pour into oiled or buttered tin and either allow to set as a slab or mark in squares as toffee becomes partially set.
Saltine toffee is an easy version of homemade toffee, made with crackers. Have a container of ice water and a greased buttered shallow 12 x 24 cookie sheet or baking pan ready. Very quick and easy to make cheap as well cracker toffee 1 cup butter, melted 1 cup brown sugar, packed 1 12 oz pkg chocolate chips, semisweet or milk chocolate 1. Let boil, without stirring, until temperature reaches 280 degrees. Using a rolling pin crack the sponge toffee into pieces and place into. This rich and buttery homemade toffee is easy to make and only takes about thirty minutes to make. I have made this recipe to good results creamy, chewy toffee, and more often, to disappointing results texturally grainy toffee. Triplelayer cracker toffee bars recipe desserts, dessert. No frustration, easy ingredients, and done in under 15 minutes, you can enjoy your saltine cracker toffee or ritz cracker toffee either way, delicious the same day you make it.